Eggless Apple Cinnamon Whole Wheat Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 large apple
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- 2 tsp all-purpose flour / maida
Dry ingredients
- 1 ½ cup whole wheat flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Wet ingredients
- ¾ cup milk
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- ⅓ vegetable oil
- ¼ apple sauce
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the topping
- 1 tbsp granulated white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C | 400 F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or grease and flour the pan.
- Core the apple and chop them into small pieces. Transfer to a bowl and add cinnamon powder and all purpose flour. Toss well and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add milk and sugar. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Then add oil, apple sauce and vanilla extract. Whisk well.
- Sift together whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon powder and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Reserve few apple pieces for topping. Add the remaining to the batter and fold in the apples.
- Fill each muffin cup about ¾th full. Top the muffins with the reserved apples. Sprinkle a pinch of sugar on each of the muffin top.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place the muffin pan on a rack and allow to cool.
Notes
- If the batter turns out too thick, add little more milk and adjust.
- Do not over mix the batter. It is fine if there are few lumps.